Yr10 summer: ACC Flashcards
1
Q
What era was the text written in?
A
Victorian era
2
Q
What century was the text written
in?
A
19th century
3
Q
Who wrote the text?
A
Charles Dickens
4
Q
What is the purpose of the text?
A
To promote a sense of social responsibility amongst the upper and middle classes.
5
Q
What is the name of the protagonist?
A
Ebeneezer Scrooge
6
Q
How is the protagonist presented
at the beginning of the novella?
A
Cruel and cold.
7
Q
How is the protagonist presented
at the end of the novella?
A
kind
8
Q
What is the purpose of the four ghosts who visit Scrooge?
A
To encourage Scrooge to change his unkind behaviour.
9
Q
What influenced Dickens’ writing of the text?
A
His experience of living in poverty as a child.
10
Q
What does Scrooge’s change symbolise?
A
That society can change their ways.
